Highest Score in One day Cricket in 1981
Record holder : Bruce Laird of Australia holds the record (117* runs) for highest score in one day cricket in 1981.
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Bruce Laird - 117* runs
At no. 1 position is Bruce Laird of Australia. He scored 117* runs against West Indies in 159 balls at strike rate of 73.58 while hitting 0 sixes and 10 fours on 24th November 1981 in Sydney.
2. Graeme Wood - 108 runs
Next in the list is Graeme Wood of Australia. He scored 108 runs against England in 150 balls at strike rate of 72 while hitting 0 sixes and 8 fours on 8th June 1981 in Leeds.
3. Zaheer Abbas - 108 runs
Next in the list is Zaheer Abbas of Pakistan. He scored 108 runs against Australia in 110 balls at strike rate of 98.18 while hitting 0 sixes and 12 fours on 17th December 1981 in Sydney.
4. Gordon Greenidge - 103 runs
Next in the list is Gordon Greenidge of West Indies. He scored 103 runs against Pakistan in 161 balls at strike rate of 63.97 while hitting 1 sixes and 5 fours on 21st November 1981 in Melbourne.
5. Bruce Edgar - 102* runs
Next in the list is Bruce Edgar of New Zealand. He scored 102* runs against Australia in 141 balls at strike rate of 72.34 while hitting 0 sixes and 7 fours on 1st February 1981 in Melbourne.
6. Bruce Edgar - 99* runs
Next in the list is Bruce Edgar of New Zealand. He scored 99* runs against India in 136 balls at strike rate of 72.79 while hitting 1 sixes and 6 fours on 14th February 1981 in Auckland.
7. Graeme Wood - 98* runs
Next in the list is Graeme Wood of Australia. He scored 98* runs against India in 155 balls at strike rate of 63.22 while hitting 0 sixes and 8 fours on 11th January 1981 in Melbourne.
8. Mike Gatting - 96 runs
At position no. 8 is Mike Gatting of England. He scored 96 runs against Australia in 131 balls at strike rate of 73.28 while hitting 1 sixes and 14 fours on 6th June 1981 in Birmingham.
9. Greg Chappell - 90 runs
Then comes our Greg Chappell of Australia. He scored 90 runs against New Zealand in 122 balls at strike rate of 73.77 while hitting 0 sixes and 7 fours on 1st February 1981 in Melbourne.
10. Dilip Vengsarkar - 88* runs
Then comes our Dilip Vengsarkar of India. He scored 88* runs against England in 107 balls at strike rate of 82.24 while hitting 0 sixes and 9 fours on 20th December 1981 in Jalandhar.